Overview

• RC Lens confirmed it had agreed a three-year contract with Florian Thauvin for an estimated €6 million fee.
• Thauvin is scheduled to undergo a medical examination at Lille-Lesquin on Wednesday to validate his return to the club.
• The 32-year-old World Cup winner arrived Tuesday evening and was greeted at the airport by hundreds of fans and sporting director Jean-Louis Leca.
• Last season at Udinese, Thauvin recorded eight goals and three assists in 25 Serie A appearances before missing the final ten matches through injury.
• RC Lens coach Pierre Sage expects his veteran profile and attacking versatility to boost the team’s ambitions ahead of the new Ligue 1 campaign.